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MONTHLY Meteorological Bulletins for the Royal Observatory at Hong-Kong for a considerable period to August, 1919, have recently been received. They contain detailed results of observations made at the observatory and the daily weather reports from various stations in the Far East, prepared under the direction of Mr. T. F. Claxton. For Hong-Kong hourly values are given of barometric pressure, temperature of the air and evaporation, direction and velocity of wind, amount of rainfall, and duration of sunshine. All the hourly observations are measured from the self-registering records. Three-hourly observations are made of the character and direction of motion of the clouds. Daily values are also given of the several meteorological elements. The normals used for comparison with the means are for the years 1884 to 1918, a period of thirty-five years. From 19.16. the daily and mean hourly values of the principal meteorological records have been published in both C.G.S, and British units, and with the January Bulletins tables are given for the conversion of the several elements to the respective units. Information is also supplied for the reduction and correction of the instrumental observations^ The December Bulletins give tracks of typhoons and depressions in the Far East for the year, and the divergence in the several months is well shown. With the Daily Weather Reports, which contain observations from forty-five stations in the Far East, notices are given of the warning to coast ports, which commonly state the position of"typhoons when such are in progress, and forecasts are given daily for the twenty-four hours ending at noon.
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Meteorology at Hong-Kong. Nature 105, 244–245 (1920). https://doi.org/10.1038/105244b0
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